Pubblicati i risultati Q1 2016 del gruppo IAG.
Utile netto di €104M - in un trimestre solitamente negativo per il settore.
IAG swings to Q1 profit, but warns of Brussels impact
International Consolidated Airlines Group has glided past forecasts yet again in the first quarter, swinging to profit in what is traditionally a weak period for airlines thanks to a jump in passenger revenue and the continuing decline of fuel costs, although it warned of an ongoing impact from the Brussels attacks in March and said it has curtailed capacity growth plans as a result.
The group, which was created out of the 2011 merger of BA and Iberia, made a pre-tax profit of €104m (in realta' e' netto e non pre tax, vedi bilancio IAG) in the first three months of the year, after suffering a loss of €26m in the same period last year, writes Joel Lewin.
It grew its revenue 7.9 per cent to €4.5bn, topping forecasts of €4.97bn. Operating profit jumped to €168m, up from €25m in the same period last year and above analyst forecasts of €139m.
“This is a good performance with a strong increase in what is traditionally the weakest quarter,” said chief executive Willie Walsh.
However, he added:
The company said “revenue trends in quarter two have been affected by the aftermath of the Brussels terrorist attacks” and as a result “has moderated its short term capacity growth plans”. It also warned of “some softness in underlying premium demand.”
But nonetheless it said it expects to generate a similar increase in operating profit to that seen in 2015 thanks to continued cost savings.
Last year the company racked up a 65 per cent rise in annual profits, gliding past expectations thanks to strong demand and low fuel costs.
The company at the time predicted similarly plump profit growth this year, saying it expected to continue to benefit from cheaper oil and further cost savings, and today confirmed that forecast.
In October, the group announced plans to make the first dividend payment in its four-year history — a sign that its restructuring was delivering sustained profit.
In August IAG paid €1.4bn to acquire Irish carrier Aer Lingus.
Over the last few years, IAG has fared better than its main European rivals — Lufthansa and Air France-KLM — which have been rocked by strikes over cost-cutting plans, and heightened competition from Middle Eastern and budget rivals.
Fonte FT
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http://www.iairgroup.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=240949&p=irol-newsArticle_Print&ID=2163201
Utile netto di €104M - in un trimestre solitamente negativo per il settore.
IAG swings to Q1 profit, but warns of Brussels impact
International Consolidated Airlines Group has glided past forecasts yet again in the first quarter, swinging to profit in what is traditionally a weak period for airlines thanks to a jump in passenger revenue and the continuing decline of fuel costs, although it warned of an ongoing impact from the Brussels attacks in March and said it has curtailed capacity growth plans as a result.
The group, which was created out of the 2011 merger of BA and Iberia, made a pre-tax profit of €104m (in realta' e' netto e non pre tax, vedi bilancio IAG) in the first three months of the year, after suffering a loss of €26m in the same period last year, writes Joel Lewin.
It grew its revenue 7.9 per cent to €4.5bn, topping forecasts of €4.97bn. Operating profit jumped to €168m, up from €25m in the same period last year and above analyst forecasts of €139m.
“This is a good performance with a strong increase in what is traditionally the weakest quarter,” said chief executive Willie Walsh.
However, he added:
March revenue was affected by the timing of Easter and the Brussels terrorist attacks with the latter continuing into quarter two.
The company said “revenue trends in quarter two have been affected by the aftermath of the Brussels terrorist attacks” and as a result “has moderated its short term capacity growth plans”. It also warned of “some softness in underlying premium demand.”
But nonetheless it said it expects to generate a similar increase in operating profit to that seen in 2015 thanks to continued cost savings.
Last year the company racked up a 65 per cent rise in annual profits, gliding past expectations thanks to strong demand and low fuel costs.
The company at the time predicted similarly plump profit growth this year, saying it expected to continue to benefit from cheaper oil and further cost savings, and today confirmed that forecast.
In October, the group announced plans to make the first dividend payment in its four-year history — a sign that its restructuring was delivering sustained profit.
In August IAG paid €1.4bn to acquire Irish carrier Aer Lingus.
Over the last few years, IAG has fared better than its main European rivals — Lufthansa and Air France-KLM — which have been rocked by strikes over cost-cutting plans, and heightened competition from Middle Eastern and budget rivals.
Fonte FT
Qui i risultati del gruppo:
http://www.iairgroup.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=240949&p=irol-newsArticle_Print&ID=2163201